News and notes from across NYU's Campuses and Sites
βGBP cytokine, a naturally occurring molecule in the human body, has the ability to induce cell death in cancer cells, finds a new study from NYU London professor Valerie Wells and King’s College London professor Livio Mallucci. Published in Cancer Gene Therapy, their coauthored paper on the mechanisms of cell signaling and gene expression reports […]
NYU global faculty teach a range of courses on environmental studies. At NYU Shanghai, for example, faculty discuss the government’s response to environmental challenges. At NYU Sydney, faculty consider the impact of literature on environmental action. And at other NYU sites, faculty study the evolution of US environmental policy on everything from climate change and […]
When Johileny Meran went to study at NYU London in the fall of 2018, she knew the experience would change her life. But she did not anticipate that her experiences there would directly lead to a meaningful career opportunity. Meran, a global public health major who graduated in 2019, is now working with Mobility International […]
The NYU London community is staying connected and looking out for one another’s wellness, all virtually. The Student Life and Wellness committee staff members have created a number of resources to foster a sense of togetherness and warmth even while apart. The NYU London Student Affairs team have been working on a whole host of […]
NYU London’s intensive Shakespeare in Performance course involves sixteen actors who audition for their places and who train at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). The course, part of a long-standing partnership between NYU London, Tisch, and RADA, always concludes with the performance of a Shakespeare play. When COVID-19 necessitated the move to distance learning, both […]
NYU London is committed to community service and to the environment and thus each term NYU London students have the opportunity to do some environmental volunteering. Every semester, the students alternate between going to Snowdonia (Spring) and Brecon Beacons (Fall), the two major National Parks in Wales. The tasks are usually similar but sometimes vary […]
NYU London Professor and filmmaker Meenu Guar, who teaches “British Cinema: London on Film” at NYU London, recently had her portrait hung at SOAS University of London. SOAS is the leading higher education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. Professor Guar is a SOAS graduate and […]
NYU London Professor Valerie Wells is a senior co-author of an internationally important scientific paper published in the British Journal of Cancer where she and her co-authors report that betaGBP, a naturally occurring molecule and a component of the immune system, can not only successfully target and kill cancer cells but can also encourage immunity […]
Today we are conversation with Stephen Shore and Kristie Patten Koenig about the Steinhardt course they co-taught at NYU London last J-Term and will soon be teaching again in January 2020. The course, Shifting to a Strength Based Paradigm: A Focus on Autism and Well-being Comparative Analysis Between the UK and the US, their experiences in […]
NYU London Student Life Coordinator Julia Thanh, who runs NYU London’s volunteering program, was interviewed by the BBC about her life. Her interview was posted to the BBC’s Vietnamese web service this July. Fortunately for those of us who do not speak Vietnamese, the interview is in English. Julia talks about her “very meaningful” work […]